I won't congratulate you, I'll just say:
HAPPY TEN YEAR AND ELEVEN MONTH ANNIVERSARY!
Hopefully that doesn't weird you out.
I used to drink a shit ton. Then something shifted and I realized that I really don't like the feeling of being drunk, that constant lurch forward with this elixir-induced go-get-em attitude that otherwise wasn't me. I guess I got old, I dunno. I'm really glad I didn't have to go through withdrawals, though. That sounds like hell.
I got so caught up in reading that I forgot to look at your pictures. I'm sure they're awesome. I'll go back and appreciate them now.
Thanks.
Lol, I didn't give it enough time for anything to shift. Time elapsed from first drink to first visit to rehab: about two years. Alcohol turned my go-get-em into don't-give-a-flying-fuck (as in standing on the roof, drunk on shine chucking beer bottles at passing police cruisers) , and that just don't end well.
In re:withdrawals, 0 stars, I do not recommend. Granted the memory of going through those is a major encouragement for not drinking.